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Printing to MX870 with Bluetooth Compliant Devices other than a Computer

Article ID: ART106037 | Date published: 05/11/2015 | Date last updated: 08/15/2015
 

Description

Printing with Bluetooth Compliant Devices other than a Computer.

Solution

Printing via Bluetooth Communication

This section describes the procedure to print photos through Bluetooth communication from a mobile phone with the optional Bluetooth Unit BU-30.

When printing from a mobile phone through Bluetooth communication, refer also to your product's instruction manual.

Note

  • Mobile phones supporting OPP (Object Push Profile) or BIP (Basic Imaging Profile) can be used to print photos.

    Depending on your mobile phone, you may not perform printing even if your mobile phone supports the profiles above. For information on the profiles your mobile phone supports, refer to your product's instruction manual.

Printing through Bluetooth Communication

  1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.

  2. Load paper.

  3. Attach the optional Bluetooth Unit BU-30.

    Insert the Bluetooth Unit BU-30 to the Direct Print Port.

  4. Press the Setup button.

  5. Select Print from mobile phone, then press the OK button.

  6. Set the page size and layout.

    You can change the print settings by pressing the right Function button. For setting items, see Mobile phone print settings.

    Note

  7. Start printing from a mobile phone.

    • For the device name, select the default value Canon XXX-1 (where "XXX" is your machine's name).

    • If you are required to input a passkey, input the default value "0000".

      You can change the device name of the machine, passkey, and so on from the Bluetooth settings screen.

      Changing the Bluetooth Settings

      Note

      • Communication is possible in a range of up to about 33 ft. / 10 m depending on the conditions below. Printing speed may vary depending on the following conditions:

        Presence of obstacles between the communication equipment, and radio conditions.

        Presence of magnetic fields, static electricity, or electromagnetic interference.

        Receiver sensitivity and antenna performance of the communication equipment.

      • Video files cannot be printed.

      • Depending on your device, data saved on a memory card may not be printed.

      • About transmittable data

        • Due to security settings on the mobile phone, downloaded content or photos downloaded from a URL attached to an E-mail cannot be printed.

        • Depending on the size of a photo, it may take a while for this machine to start printing after starting wireless communication.

        • Printed quality and orientation (portrait or landscape) is determined automatically according to the shot photo size.

        • Depending on the photo size shot on the mobile phone, the edges of the image may be cut off when performing borderless printing; the margin size may change when printing with borders.

        • If the photo file is over 1.8 MB in size, it may not be possible to send the file.


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Mobile phone print settings

When printing from a mobile phone through Bluetooth communication, select the print settings such as page size, media type, layout, and so on.

Note

  • This menu is displayed only when the optional Bluetooth Unit is attached.

figure: LCD

  1. Select the page size for printing photos saved on a mobile phone.

  2. Select the media type for printing photos saved on a mobile phone.

  3. Select ON to correct and smooth out the jagged contours when printing.

  4. Select the layout of the photos according to the paper for printing.

    Sticker print:

    Stickers x16

    Printing on paper other than sticker:

    Bordered x 1, x 2, x 4, x 8
    Borderless x 1, x 2, x 4, x 8
    Mixed 1, 2, 3

    Note
    • Mixed 1, Mixed 2, or Mixed 3 can be selected only when the page size is set to A4 or 8.5"x11"(LTR).

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Setting the Page Size, Media Type, and Layout When Printing from a Mobile Phone

When printing from a mobile phone through Bluetooth communication, select the page size, media type, layout, and borderless print setting on the Mobile phone print settings screen.

* The default is borderless printing on 4 x 6 inches Photo Paper Plus Glossy II.

Displaying the Mobile phone print settings screen

This section describes how to display the Mobile phone print settings screen. For setting items, see Mobile phone print settings.

  1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.

  2. Attach the optional Bluetooth Unit BU-30.

    Insert the Bluetooth Unit BU-30 to the Direct Print Port.




  3. Press the Setup button.
  4. Select Device settings, then press the OK button.

  5. Use the UPDOWN button to select Mobile phone print settings, then press the OK button.

    The Mobile phone print settings screen is displayed. For the setting items, see Mobile phone print settings.


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Changing the Bluetooth Settings

As preparation for printing through Bluetooth communication, you can change the settings such as the device name and passkey from the Bluetooth settings screen.
This section describes how to display the Bluetooth settings screen. For each setting item, see Bluetooth settings.

  1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.

  2. Attach the optional Bluetooth Unit BU-30.

    Insert the Bluetooth Unit BU-30 to the Direct Print Port.




  3. Press the Setup button.

  4. Select Device settings, then press the OK button.



  5. Use the UPDOWN button to select Bluetooth settings, then press the OK button.

    The Bluetooth settings screen is displayed.


    Bluetooth Settings

Setting Items

Select device
name:		 Specifies the name of this machine that is displayed on a Bluetooth compatible device.

For example, if you set it to MX870-2, the machine will be displayed as "Canon MX870-2" on the Bluetooth device. The default value is MX870-1.
Access refusal setting: Selecting ON will disable searching of this machine by Bluetooth compatible device.
Security settings: Selecting Enable will enable the passkey specified in Passkey. Setting a passkey will prevent unwanted access from other Bluetooth devices.

You can choose either of the security modes below.

Mode 3 (recommended):

This mode is activated on link level enforced security.

The passkey will be required when a Bluetooth device communicates with the machine. Normally select this mode.

Mode 2:

This mode is activated on service level enforced security.

The passkey will be required when printing through the Bluetooth communication.

After setting the security mode, we recommend making a trial print through Bluetooth communication.

If printing does not start, change the security mode and try again.
Change passkey: Changes the passkey. The passkey is a four-digit number used to prevent unwanted access from other Bluetooth devices.

The default value is 0000.

After you change the passkey, you may be required to enter the new passkey on a Bluetooth device, even though it had previous access to the machine. In this case, enter the new passkey on the device.


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